ENGLISH CLASSES FOR NATIVE 12yo &+

Reading at key stage 3 is wide, varied and challenging. Students at this level are expected to read whole books, to read in depth and to read for pleasure and information. They continue to develop their writing skills, refining their drafting skills and developing resilience to write at length. They will be asked to write for a variety of purposes and audiences across a range of contexts. This requires an increasingly wide knowledge of vocabulary and grammar.

Students explore the relationships between words, how to understand nuances in meaning, and how to develop their understanding of, and ability to use, figurative language. Pupils will be taught to control their speaking and writing consciously, understand why sentences are constructed as they are and to use Standard English. They should understand and use age-appropriate vocabulary, including linguistic and literary terminology, for discussing their reading, writing and spoken language. It is important that pupils learn the correct grammatical terms in English and that these terms are integrated within teaching.